Bare Island West
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Despite the lower visibility on the western side of Bare Island this is a very popular Dive Site with average depths between 7 - 12mIt’s also one of the few dive sites in Sydney for reliable sightings of the curious Red Indian Fish.,
You will find vibrant and diverse sponge gardens populated by lots of delicate creatures such as pygmy pipefish, nudibranchs, sea stars and seahorses and weedy sea dragons..
Dive Activity
Potential Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 300
Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl
113 Sightings
J
22
F
15
M
12
A
15
M
10
J
5
J
4
A
11
S
0
O
0
N
8
D
11
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
Moray Eel
98 Sightings
J
21
F
11
M
6
A
7
M
9
J
4
J
3
A
11
S
0
O
7
N
11
D
8
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 600
iStock/ultramarinfoto
Wrasse
85 Sightings
J
11
F
12
M
10
A
9
M
6
J
2
J
2
A
12
S
0
O
3
N
8
D
10
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 3000
SSI-Peter-Schinck
Nudibranch
183 Sightings
J
24
F
17
M
12
A
17
M
13
J
8
J
5
A
18
S
12
O
15
N
21
D
21
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 250
Shutterstock-Henry_and_Laura_Whittaker
Grouper/Basslets
136 Sightings
J
22
F
12
M
9
A
15
M
14
J
8
J
3
A
13
S
6
O
11
N
14
D
9
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 80
iStock/Extreme-Photographer
Stingrays
133 Sightings
J
27
F
20
M
9
A
10
M
5
J
2
J
0
A
12
S
4
O
6
N
23
D
15
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 250
iStock-Miguel-Angelo-Silva.
Scorpionfish
96 Sightings
J
12
F
12
M
13
A
12
M
10
J
0
J
2
A
11
S
3
O
6
N
6
D
9
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 120
SSI-Peter-Schinck
Cuttlefish
89 Sightings
J
11
F
9
M
7
A
7
M
5
J
8
J
5
A
10
S
6
O
7
N
5
D
9
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 90
Shutterstock-Levent Konuk
Goatfish
80 Sightings
J
14
F
7
M
8
A
6
M
7
J
4
J
2
A
13
S
0
O
6
N
6
D
7
iStock-Nigel Marsh
Wobbegong
55 Sightings
J
11
F
14
M
5
A
4
M
4
J
4
J
2
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
4
D
7
